班bān
class, squad, team, work shift. 10 strokes, radical 王, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 班
Strokes 1–4 write 王, then strokes 5–6 write 刂, then strokes 7–10 write 王.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 班 · the stroke-order rules
What 班 is made of
王 (wáng, king) and 刂 (dāo, knife).
Cutting 刂 a piece of jade 王 in two, symbolizing two classes.
Words that use 班
| 班长 | class monitor 在班级里帮助老师管理同学的学生 班长每天帮老师收作业本。Every day, the class monitor collects the workbooks for the teacher. Lesson 1, 我的家人 · 温情相伴与日夕起居 · Affection, Campus Routine & Daily Vitality |
| 班级 | a class of students 学校里学生分成的小组 我们班级这学期换了新的班主任。This term the whole class got a new homeroom teacher. Lesson 111, 课堂时光 · 校园成长与学习探索 · Campus Growth & Learning Adventures |
| 航班 | a scheduled commercial flight 民航公司按时刻表运行的班机 飞往海滨的航班依然准时抵达。The flight to the coast still arrived on schedule. Lesson 286, 冰海航程与迎宾款待 · 海洋生态与四海远航 · Oceanic Ecology, Aviation & Winter Horizons |
| 加班 | to work overtime 下班后继续工作，做完额外的活儿 为了按时完工，工人们每天加班到深夜。To finish on time, the workers work overtime until late every day. Lesson 295, 恪尽职守与营建固本 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
| 值班 | to be on duty 指按排班要求在岗履行职责 青年技术骨干坚守值班岗位。The young technical backbone stayed on duty at his post. Lesson 528, 履职尽责 · 崇法笃行与明纪致远 · Civic Order & Dedicated Service |
| 上班 | to go to work, to start work 按照规程准时前往单位开展当日职责 李敏每天早晨七点半准时骑车去茶馆上班。Every morning at exactly seven thirty, Li Min cycles to the teahouse to go to work. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 19, 工作与开门时间 |
| 下班 | to finish work, to get off work 结束全天工时劳作离开工作岗位 陈医生，刚下班路过茶馆啊？今天诊所里的工作很忙吧？Dr. Chen, just gotten off work and passing by the teahouse? Busy day at the clinic today? Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 19, 工作与开门时间 |
| 培训班 | a training class 为了学会某种本事而专门开设的课程 社区开办了一个公益技能培训班。The community opened a free skills a training class. Lesson 329, 善念春华与邻里欢歌 · 金秋佳景与善邻新篇 · Golden Harvests, Clean Energy & Community Warmth |
| 上班族 | office workers, the salaried class 指按时上下班的工薪人员 孙子是个上班族，周末回来陪他们。Their grandson is an office worker. Lesson 697, 祖父祖母 · 敏锐洞察与奋发图强 · Keen Perception & Diligent Enterprise |
| 西班牙语 | Spanish language 指西班牙和拉美通行的语言 舞蹈队用西班牙语排了一支曲子。The troupe put together a piece in Spanish. Lesson 660, 舞蹈宣传 · 笃志博雅与通达四海 · Scholarly Diligence & Global Connections |
More characters with the radical 王
All 12 of them, and what the radical means, on the 王 radical page.